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• Robert McHenry
  ...ompanies, becoming editor-in-chief of the ''[[Encyclopædia Britannica]]'' in 1992, a position he held until 1997. McHenry is also author of the book ''[ ...ellogg School of Management]] with a [[Master of Business Administration]] in 1987.<ref name="EBbio">{{cite web | title=Robert McHenry | work=Encyclopæd
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• Joseph McCabe
  ...ebate|speaker]] on [[freethought]], after having been a [[priest]] earlier in his life. ...holic Comprehensive School]]) for the remainder of his priestly education. In 1890 he was ordained into the priesthood with the name ''Father Antony''.
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• Propædia
  ...pread criticism, the ''Britannica'' restored the Index as a two-volume set in 1985. The core of the ''Propædia'' is its '''Outline of Knowledge''', whi ...ch major discipline, a "roadmap" for a student who wishes to learn a field in its entirety. Finally, the ''Propædia'' serves as an expanded Table of Co
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• History of the Encyclopædia Britannica
  ...me "supplements" (3rd–6th) or undergone drastic re-organizations (15th). In recent years, digital versions of the ''Britannica'' have been developed, b ...[[Cyclopaedia, or Universal Dictionary of Arts and Sciences|Cyclopedia]]'' in 1728, which went through multiple editions and awakened publishers to the e
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• Jewish Encyclopedia
  ...1901 and 1906 by [[Funk and Wagnalls]]. It contained over 15,000 articles in 12 volumes on the history and then-current state of [[Judaism]] and the [[J ...Jews]] of the [[Middle Ages]]. From the 1901-1906 Jewish Encyclopedia, now in the public domain.]]
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• A Guide to the Scientific Knowledge of Things Familiar
  | image_caption = Title page from the 38th edition published in 1880 ...very popular<ref name="WAndrews" /> with 47 editions being printed by 1905 in English alone,<ref name="booklist" /> and this popularity enabled Brewer to
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• Copyright status of work by the U.S. government
  ...f> such works are not entitled to domestic copyright protection under U.S. law, sometimes referred to as "noncopyright." ...tle=Does the Government have copyright protection in U.S. Government works in other countries?}}</ref>
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• Orthotropic material
  ...b|right|Wood is an example of an orthotropic material. Material properties in three perpendicular directions (axial, radial, and circumferential) are dif ...measured. An [[isotropic]] material, in contrast, has the same properties in every direction.
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• Friedel's salt
  ...s as chloride and iodide and is capable to retain them to a certain extent in its crystallographical structure. In the [[cement chemist notation]], considering that
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• Asphalt
  ...extremely large".<ref name="Quddus99">Muhammad Abdul Quddus (1992), p.99, in ch.5 pdf</ref> In [[American English]], asphalt (or asphalt cement) is the carefully refined
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• Metal
  ...nd [[heat]] and forms [[cations]] and [[ionic bonds]] with [[non-metal]]s. In [[chemistry]], a '''metal''' (from [[Greek language|Greek]] "μέταλλο ...ompound]], or [[alloy]] characterized by high [[electrical conductivity]]. In a metal, atoms readily lose [[electrons]] to form positive [[ion]]s ([[cati
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• Depleted uranium
  ...rs |accessdate= |author= |date= |year= |publisher= UN |pages= }}</ref> In the past, DU has been called '''Q-metal''', '''depletalloy''', and '''D-38' ...>]]. Civilian uses include counterweights in aircraft, radiation shielding in medical [[radiation therapy]] and industrial [[radiography]] equipment, and
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• Polystyrene
  Polystyrene is a [[thermoplastic]] substance, which is in solid (glassy) state at room temperature, but flows if heated above its [[g Solid polystyrene is used, for example, in disposable [[cutlery]], plastic models, CD and DVD cases, and smoke detecto
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• Granular material
  ...ect to thermal motion fluctuations. Thus, the lower size limit for grains in granular material is about 1 [[Micrometre|µm]]. On the upper size limit, ...nd goes back at least to [[Charles-Augustin de Coulomb]], whose [[Friction|law of friction]] was originally stated for granular materials<ref>Rodhes, M (e
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• Dust
  ...Dust-storm-Texas-1935.png|thumb|A [[dust storm]] blankets [[Texas]] homes, in 1935.]] ...], minerals from outdoor soil, and many other materials which may be found in the local environment.<ref name="hesskosa">Kathleen Hess-Kosa, (2002), ''In
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• Chemical substance
  In [[chemistry]], a '''chemical substance''' is a [[material]] with a specifi ...may change between these [[Phase (matter)|phases of matter]] with changes in [[temperature]] or [[pressure]]. [[Chemical reaction]]s convert one chemica
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• List of National Treasures of Japan (crafts: swords)
  The term "[[National Treasures of Japan|National Treasure]]" has been used in Japan to denote [[Cultural Properties of Japan|cultural properties]] since |title= Architecture and authority in Japan
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• Pervious concrete
  ...he interconnectivity of the voids. Pervious concrete is traditionally used in [[parking lot|parking areas]], areas with light traffic, residential [[stre ...sfer of both water and air to root systems allowing trees to flourish even in highly developed areas.
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• Hemp
  In modern times, hemp has been used for industrial purposes including paper, [ title=Industrial Hemp Production in Alberta |
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• White cane
  ...rd Hoover, is designed primarily as a mobility tool used to detect objects in the path of a user. Cane length depends upon the height of a user, and trad *'''"Kiddie" cane''': This version works in the same way as an adult's long cane, but is designed for use by children.
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